The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1547
BID: $OPDX.1547
January 3, 2022
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster
Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, W4VQ, K5GS, W5JON,
K8CX, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter,
DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425
DX News, IK6QON, ON4CAS, Pete Rayer & ISWL, Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ
& ICPO for the following DX information.

 "Celebrating 30+ years (March 1991) of FREE DX News"
 "Could this be the final year???"
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*** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (Tedd, KB8NW): I hope everyone has a "Happy
 New Year". This is just reminder that this is a "holiday small content
 bulletin" (ed. well almost) this week and I am still visiting my
 daughter's family in Tennessee. Hopefully, things will get back to
 normal once I return home. I hope everyone had a great holiday season.
 Thanks and for understanding....73 de Tedd KB8NW

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 26th/December, through Sunday, 2nd/January there were 210
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY,
C3, C6, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s,
E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM,
FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0,
KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM,
ON, OX, OY, OZ, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST,
SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TY, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP8,
VP9, VR, VU, XE, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, ZA,
ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
 more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
 First Worry Later".

2ND EDITION OF THE EU-DX CONTEST (Press Release)[edited]. Dear Fellow
Radio Amateurs from all over the world -- The European DX Contest Club
has the honor to invite you to participate in the second edition of the
EU-DX Contest. The contest has gained popularity since its first edition
- 1645 logs received in 2021! This year in addition to the confirmation
of WIMo, we have as sponsors, also Mastrant and the prestigious Funkamateur
magazine! The objective is to establish as many contacts as possible
between radio amateurs around the world and radio amateurs in the European
Union countries. We invite all of you to take part in EU DX CONTEST from
18.:00 UTC on 5th February till 18:00 UTC on 6th February, 2022. Do not
miss this event! See you in the contest on Feb, 5 at 18.00 UTC. For more
info please visit EUDX Contest Rules:
 https://eudxcc.altervista.org/eu-dx-contest

2021 DX SOUND BITES! Tom, K8CX, has done it again. He has provided DXers
with 314 memorable rare DX sound clips (now in MP3 format) from Ohio during
2021. This brings the total number of MP3 sound clips on Hamgallery to 3,211.
Visit Tom's famous "HAM GALLERY" Web site at: http://hamgallery.com/dx2021
 While there, also check out some of the other features on his Web page,
such as: 24 years of "Rare DX Sound Clips" of the past (as well as some
clips from the 1960's and 1970's which includes all the major DXpeditions
and rare DX heard on the bands), QSL Card Museum, Dayton Photo Galleries
and Tribute to Silent Key Ham Operators. Tom states, "If anyone has any
old HF recordings, I would be interested in hearing from them." (especially
sound clips pre-1998 to add to the site) His E-mail address is:
 k8cx@hamgallery.com

3Y0J BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. The following was posted on the 3Y0J
FaceBook page by Ken, LA7GIA, on December 30th, with 4 pictures [edited]:
We're full speed ahead with planning and testing - these are busy days!
Yesterday the team spent 12h in the field/lab/shack in Oslo to prepare
and test the radios for the Bouvet trip. We tested a various number of
antennas and configurations to compare the different radios in a multi-
station environment to see the response from each radio and how they
behave. The field day in -12C/10F also gave us some fresh air during
installation of the (temporary) test antennas. We will continue the
testing. https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129

4A90, MEXICO (Special Event). Members of the Federacion Mexicana de Radio
Experimentadores (FMRE)[Mexican Society]are celebrating their 90th
anniversary during January, February and March 2022 promoting each of the
31 States and Mexico City with the following 32 different special event
callsigns and 4A90FMRE:
 January 1-15th: 4A90COL, 4A90CMX, 4A90EMX, 4A90GTO, 4A90HGO, 4A90JAL
 and 4A90MIC
 January 16-30th: 4A90MOR, 4A90NAY, 4A90PUE, 4A90QRO, 4A90TLX and 4A90VER
 January 31st-February 14th: 4A90AGS, 4A90BAC, 4A90BCS, 4A90COA, 4A90CHH
 and 4A90DGO
 February 15th-March 1st: 4A90NLE, 4A90SLP, 4A90SIN, 4A90SON, 4A90TAM
 and 4A90ZAC
 March 2-16th: 4A90CAM, 4A90CHI, 4A90GRO, 4A90OAX, 4A90QUI, 4A90TAB
 and 4A90YUC
 Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8/FT4 and
the satellites. Awards are available (see QRZ.com for details). For more
details on the event, see: http://fmre90.puebladx.org

4L9, GEORGIA. Markus, DL8RDS, is now active as 4L9MH from Tbilisi until
January 8th. Activity will be holiday style on 20/15/10 meters using
mostly CW with a vertical antenna. QSL via his home callsign.

9N, NEPAL (Update). Robert, 9N7AA/S53R, has posted the following update
on QRZ.com, December 30th, 2021: The Ultra Beam / WIMO 2el Yagi (40-6m)
is now installed on top of the new residence and it "sits" at around 23m,
with a clear shot in all directions. It is currently fixed to EU and east
coast USA, with an instant 180° switch, still waiting for the rotor to
arrive.
 Finally, some good news - knock on wood! - on my shipment from T6. It
seems that 9 boxes with all kinds of radio gear will be leaving Kabul
this week, and - knock on wood again! - the station and shack should be
set up fully by mid-January. Have also made some arrangements with my
neighbors for 80/160 sloper installation. Hope to be able to activate
low bands sometime in February, after returning from short holidays in
S5.
 For those constantly asking - 60m band is not permitted in Nepal.
QSL via S57DX, direct only, and of course, LoTW and ClubLog will be
updated at least once a week. OQRS will also be enabled soon.

DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has
been updated on ClubLog as of December 25th. The list contains 340 entities.
The following are the top 26 entities:
 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 14. KH4 Midway Island
 2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 15. ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Islands
 3. FT5/W Crozet Island 16. PY0S Saint Peter and Paul Rocks
 4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 17. PY0T Trindade & Martim Vaz Islands
 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 18. KP5 Desecheo Island
 6. BV9P Pratas Island 19. SV/A Mount Athos
 7. KH7K Kure Island 20. VP8S South Sandwich Islands
 8. KH3 Johnston Island 21. KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis Islands
 9. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island 22. ZL9 New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
 10. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 23. EZ Turkmenistan
 11. FT/G Glorioso Island 24. FK/C Chesterfield Island
 12. VK0M Macquarie Island 25. YK Syria
 13. YV0 Aves Island 26. JD/M Minami Torishima

 There have been no changes in the "Top 26" since we last reported
 back on December 6th. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list
 (340) is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php

EX, KYRGYZSTAN (Update). Andrea, HB9DUR, is once again active as EX0DX
from Bishkek until January 10th. Activity will be limited (as time per-
mits) on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, LoTW, ClubLog's
OQRS or eQSL.

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between December 27th-January 1st (as per the DXCluster):

 IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
 ------ ---------- ------------- ------------
 AF-004 EA8DHV CANARY 12m; FT8
 AF-004 EA8TL CANARY 15m; FT8
 AF-004 EA8VD CANARY 12m; SSB
 AF-005 D44PM LEEWARD 15m; SSB
 AF-013 5R8AL MADAGASCAR 15m; CW
 AF-014 CQ3IQ MADEIRA 17/15m; SSB
 AF-014 CQ3MD MADEIRA 30m; FT8
 AF-017 3B9FR RODRIGUES 20/12m; CW
 AF-018 IH9YMC PANTELLERIA 15m; CW
 AF-022 ZD7BG ST HELENA 10m; CW
 AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 12m; SSB
 AF-049 3B8BAL MAURITIUS 15m; CW
 AF-049 3B8CW MAURITIUS 20m; SSB
 AN-016 RI60ANT ANTARCTICA 40m; CW
 AS-004 5B4VL Cyprus 17m; SSB
 AS-006 VR2ZQZ HONG KONG 12m; CW
 AS-007 JH1GEX HONSHU 15m; SSB
 AS-007 JH7MQD HONSHU 40m; SSB
 AS-007 JM7OLW HONSHU 40m; CW
 AS-007 JR7TKG HONSHU 17m; SSB
 AS-031 JD1BMH CHICHI/HAHA/MUKO 20/15/10m; CW/SSB
 AS-032 JI3DST/6 OSUMI 20m; CW
 AS-078 JA8COE Hokkaido 17m; SSB
 AS-206 JR7AMZ HONSHU'S COASTAL EAST 40m; FT8
 EU-001 SV5BYR DODECANESE 20m; CW
 EU-002 OH0Z Aland 40m; FT8
 EU-004 EA6KB BALEARIC 20m; SSB
 EU-004 EC6PG BALEARIC 40m; CW
 EU-005 2E0HPI/P GREAT BRITAIN 40m; PSK
 EU-005 2E0KJP GREAT BRITAIN 80m; SSB
 EU-005 G0DJQ GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
 EU-005 G0HWK GREAT BRITAIN 17m; SSB
 EU-005 G0OOD GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW
 EU-005 G1KDU GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
 EU-005 G6VMR GREAT BRITAIN 17m; FT8
 EU-005 GM4ATA GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW
 EU-005 GW4OKT GREAT BRITAIN 20m; CW
 EU-005 M0IYE GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
 EU-005 M0MJA/P GREAT BRITAIN 40/20m; SSB
 EU-005 M0PAI/P GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
 EU-005 M0XXT GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
 EU-010 MM6OEC Lewis 20m; SSB
 EU-014 TK60CNES CORSICA 30/15m; CW/FT8
 EU-015 SV9IOI Crete 17m; SSB
 EU-015 SV9RKU Crete 17m; SSB
 EU-016 9A4W DALMATIA SOUTH 15m; CW
 EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 160/15m; CW
 EU-020 SM1ALH GOTLAND COUNTY 17m; SSB
 EU-021 TF3VS ICELAND 15m; FT8
 EU-021 TF3XO ICELAND 20m; SSB
 EU-023 9H1TT MALTA 15m; SSB
 EU-023 9H5BZ MALTA 40m; SSB
 EU-023 9H5JO MALTA 40m; SSB
 EU-024 IM0FMP SARDINIA 15m; SSB
 EU-024 IS0AGY SARDINIA 20m; SSB
 EU-024 IS0BSR SARDINIA 10m; SSB
 EU-024 IS0ZOD SARDINIA 40m; CW
 EU-025 IT9PQJ SICILY 20m; SSB
 EU-025 IT9RZR SICILY 15m; FT8
 EU-025 IW9HRZ SICILY 17m; SSB
 EU-029 OV1CDX SJAELLAND 17m; SSB
 EU-031 IC8/UR8QX CAMPANIA REGION 15m; FT8
 EU-031 IC8HRG CAMPANIA REGION 20m; SSB
 EU-043 SM6DAS GOTEBORG OCH BOHUS/HALLAND COUNTY 20m; FT4
 EU-046 LA2HGA TROMS COUNTY 20m; SSB
 EU-054 IF9ZWA FAVIGNANA 160/30m; FT8
 EU-067 SY8CDV KYKLADES 15m; CW
 EU-115 EI0YOTA IRELAND 17m; SSB
 EU-115 EI2IP IRELAND 15/10m; SSB/FT8
 EU-115 EI6FR/P IRELAND 40m; CW
 EU-115 EI8IU IRELAND 15m; FT8
 EU-115 MI0ADX IRELAND 17m; SSB
 EU-115 MI0TLG IRELAND 17m; SSB
 EU-115 MI6OLJ IRELAND 20m; SSB
 EU-116 GD0OUD ISLE OF MAN 20m; CW
 EU-116 GD3ZZN ISLE OF MAN 40m; SSB
 EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40/20m; FT8
 EU-143 EA7KOK CADIZ/HUELVA PROVINCE 40m; SSB
 EU-170 IZ0MQN/P DALMATIA NORTH 20m; SSB
 EU-171 P1KZX JYLLAND NORTH 15m; FT8
 EU-175 CU6AD CENTRAL 10m;FT8
 NA-005 VP9IN BERMUDA 20m; SSB
 NA-015 CM8DFC CUBA 80m; FT8
 NA-015 CO6XX CUBA 17m; FT8
 NA-018 OX3XR GREENLAND 17m; CW
 NA-021 8P4JP BARBADOS 40m; FT8
 NA-021 8P6ET BARBADOS 30m; FT8
 NA-022 VP2ETE ANGUILLA 10m; SSB
 NA-024 J35X GRENADA 10m; FT8
 NA-027 VO1CH NEWFOUNDLAND 20/17/10m; SSB/FT8
 NA-036 VE7VAU BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCE (VANCOUVER) 10m; FT8
 NA-052 N1UL FLA STATE SW (COLLIER/MONROE COUNTY) 15/10m; FT8
 NA-099 KP4JRS PUERTO RICO 40m; CW
 NA-099 KP4PUA PUERTO RICO 20/10m; SSB
 NA-099 NP4LA PUERTO RICO 15m; FT8
 NA-101 J72IMS DOMINICA 40m; SSB
 NA-102 FG5BZ GUADELOUPE 17m; FT8
 NA-104 V44RR ST KITTS AND NEVIS 60m;
 NA-107 FM1HN MARTINIQUE 40m; SSB
 OC-001 VK4CQ Australia 10m; FT8
 OC-001 VK4KEE Australia 10m; FT8
 OC-001 VK5ASK Australia 20m; SSB
 OC-001 VK6IR Australia 20/10m; SSB/FT8
 OC-001 VK6SJ Australia 20m; SSB
 OC-005 VK9DX NORFOLK 40/15m; CW/FT4
 OC-021 YB0ECT JAVA 20m; CW
 OC-021 YC1EAO JAVA 20m; SSB
 OC-032 TX60CNES NEW CALEDONIA 20m; CW/SSB
 SA-011 9Z4FE TRINIDAD 17m; SSB
 SA-011 9Z4RG TRINIDAD 17m; FT4
 SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 40m; SSB
 SA-012 YV7DX NUEVA ESPARTA STATE 15m; FT8
 SA-058 YV5NCE CARABOBO/ARAGUA/DF/MIRANDA STATE 10m; SSB
 SA-099 PJ2ND CURACAO 30/17m; CW

 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
 (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster
 reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group"
 (ex. FT8/OC-146/Celebes).

 AS-153. Members of the West Bengal Radio Club (VU2WB) will be active
 with the special callsign AU2GSI from Sagar Island, India,
 between January 9-16th. Activity will take place during their
 Ganga Sagar Mela 2022. Operations will be on 40/20/15 meters.
 QSL via VU2JFA or eQSL.

 NA-037. Fred, KB4DMQ, is once agin active as KL7FBI from Shemya Island
 until January 24th. Activity has been daily on 40 meters using
 FT8 usually between 0500-0700z. QSL via KB4DMQ.

 NA-088. Operators Julio/HP1EJC, Jose/HP1JGG, Roberto/HP1MRA, Pablo/
 HP1PAR and Anel/HP8FOX (members of the Radio Club Union Panamena
 de Radio Amficionados) will be active as H94IE from Isla Escudo
 (WW Loc. EJ99fc) between February 4-6th. Activity will be on
 various HF/VHF/UHF bands and modes.

 PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the  have
 decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA
 operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX,
 and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin......

ISWL CALLSIGNS (For January 2022). The following International Short
Wave League Club (ISWL) club callsigns will be used throughout the month
of January 2022:
 G4BJC/A - Not yet allocated for January.

 MX1SWL/A - Operated by Herbie, G6XOU, located in Walton on the Naze,
 Essex. (IOTA EU-005, WAB-TM22, WLOTA-1841).

 QSL GX4BJC and MX1SWL callsigns via Dick, M5DIK.

 All callsigns via the Bureau, eQSL.cc, or direct with return postage.
(No IRCs in the UK). The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club.
All QSL info is on: www.iswl.org.uk or www.qrzcq.com or www.qrz.com or
via www.eQSL.cc. NO LoTW.

JT4, MONGOLIA. Mats, SM6LRR/RM2D, will be active as JT4RR from Mongolia
sometime in March-April and in July-August. He mentions, "I am planning a
few days of activity as JT4RR/P from the South Gobi Desert. It will not
be a regular DXpedition, but rather a bit of extreme portable operation,
using Lab599 TX-500 Heavy Duty QRP-Transceiver with 5-10 watts (99% CW)
and a vertical antenna with three elevated resonant radials on a DX Wire
Mini fiberglass pole. Possibly, I will be able to use a 50W amplifier
provided that I will find a suitable battery power source. Activity will
be every 14 days on my days off from my work at the Oyu Tolgoi Copper &
Gold Mine. After a month, it could be activity once per week. Most likely
days of operations will be Sundays, but these second month on each Roster
swing, Thursdays may be alternative days. I will be 10 weeks on site and
5 weeks home in Russia as it looks now. Normal Rosters are 4/2 weeks, but
COVID changes that a bit to longer Rosters." QSL Manager will be Pedro,
EA5GL. LoTW will also be used.

JW, SVALBARD. Stein "Rag", LB3RE, will be active as JW/LB3RE from the
Longyearbyen club station (JW5E) on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between
January 28-30th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW. QSL via
his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW.

JW, SVALBARD. A team of 15 operators, made up of fourteen Belgians and
one Dutchman, will be active as JW0X and JW1000QO from Svalbard between
April 19-26th. Operators mentioned are Erik/ON4ANN (team leader), Max/
ON5UR/A52UR (team leader), Jelmer/DJ5MO, Willy/ON2BDJ, Carlo/ON4BR,
Cedric/ON4CKM, Patrick/ON4DCU, André/ON4DTO, Erik/ON4EC, Marc/ON4MA,
Pascal/ON5RA, Marc/ON6CC, Franky/ON7RU, Marc/ON8AK and Francis/ON8AZ.
QSL Manager is Tim, M0URX. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW,
SSB, RTTY and FT8, with 5 stations from 3 locations in Longyearbyen.
The team also plans to be the first Svalbard "QO-100 satellite DX-
pedition" ever between April 22-24th. For more details, see:
 https://www.dx-adventure.com/en/svalbard-dx-pedition

ON75, BELGIUM (Reminder/Special Event). The Belgian IARU society UBA is
celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2022. To celebrate this event, 64
different special event stations will be active from January 1st through
February 28th, 2022. Each special event station will be using the prefix
ON75 followed by a three letter suffix. The stations participating in the
event are: ON75AAA, ON75ACC, ON75ALT, ON75ARA, ON75AST, ON75ATH, ON75ATO,
ON75BDX, ON75BTS, ON75BXE, ON75CDZ, ON75CLR, ON75CRD, ON75DST, ON75EKO,
ON75GBN, ON75GBX, ON75GDV, ON75GNT, ON75GTM, ON75HCC, ON75IPR, ON75KSD,
ON75KTK, ON75LGE, ON75LIR, ON75LLV, ON75LUS, ON75LVN, ON75MCL, ON75MLB,
ON75MWV, ON75NBT, ON75NNV, ON75NOK, ON75NOL, ON75ODE, ON75ONZ, ON75ORA,
ON75OSA, ON75OSB, ON75OST, ON75PHI, ON75RAF, ON75RAM, ON75RAT, ON75RCA,
ON75RCN, ON75REM, ON75RST, ON75RSX, ON75SNW, ON75TLS, ON75TRA, ON75TRC,
ON75TWS, ON75WLD, ON75WRA, ON75WRC, ON75WTO and ON75ZTM. Also mentioned
are: ON75DIG = UBA Award Friends DIG station
 ON75UBA = National UBA station
 ON75YLC = Club Station YL UBA
 Awards for working both a specific number of different ON75 stations
and/or working ON75 stations in various band/mode slots are available via
this link: (link will be published at the start of the event). Paper QSL
cards will only be sent exclusively using OQRS (Online QSL request) via
Clublog, either via Bureau or direct. For more details and updates, see:
 https://www.qrz.com/db/ON75LGE
 https://www.qrz.com/db/ON75RAT

OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and
unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this
bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW
PLEASE NOTE: OUTLOOK users PLEASE read below.

P4, ARUBA. John, W2GD, will once again be active as P40W from Aruba
(SA-036) during February (specific dates not provided). Activity will
be (when time permits) on the various HF bands with some focus on the
30/17/12 meters and 160 meters mostly on CW (before the contest). His
activity will also include an entry in the upcoming ARRL International
DX CW Contest (February 19-20th) signing as P44W and as a Single-Op/
All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW or N2MM. No bureau cards.

PJ5, ST. EUSTATIUS. John, W5JON/V47JA, informs OPDX that he had so much
fun last October, he will once again be going to St. Eustatius and to be
active as PJ5/W5JON between April 26th and May 4th. His radio will be a
Yaesu FT-891 with an Elecraft KPA-500 Amplifier into dipole antennas and
3 element 6m yagi. Activity will be on 60-6 meters using SSB and FT8.
ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs.

PJ7, SINT MAARTEN (Reminder). Jeff, VA3QSL, will be active as PJ7/VA3QSL
from the Dutch side of St. Maarten, (NA-105, WLOTA 0711) between January
4th and February 6th. Activity will be 'holiday style' on CW, SSB and the
Digital modes on 40-6 meters using 100 watts and a Buddipole antenna.
QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau, direct (for USA/CAN 2 USDs,
for DX 2 Euros or 1 IRC), or LOTW after his return home February 22nd.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (January 3-9th).......
 Jan/03rd AN Jan/06th AN Jan/08th AN
 Jan/04th AN Jan/07th AN Jan/09th AN
 Jan/05th AN

 SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
 ------------------------------------------------------
 NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
 ----------------- ------ -------- ------
 AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7
 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15
 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29
 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49
 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400

 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation:
 * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf
 and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
 * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
 * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
 https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
 * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net
 * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:
 http://sunspotwatch.com
 * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and
 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
 https://www.swpc.noaa.gov
 https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression
 * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment:
 https://www.spaceweather.com
 * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
 overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation
 * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
 * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
 * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
 * Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
 * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm

QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
 QSL-INFO from Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (Jan. 1st)
 QSL-INFO from various sources provided by OPDX
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 3B8CW via N4GNR EX2M via W3HNK PJ2ND via K8ND
 3B9FR via M0OXO EY8MM via W0VTT R22HNY via RQ7L
 3D2TS via M0OXO FJ/K2LIO via K2LIO RG9A via UA9APA
 3W3B via E21EIC FK8GU via EA5GL RI60ANT via RZ3EC
 3Z95LKK via SP8PEF HC1MD/2 via K8LJG & (L) RJ22NY via RQ7L
 4J880M via 4J3DJ HF22NY via SP5PPK RJ22NY via RQ7L
 4J880NZM via 4K4K HI95RCD via RW6HS RQ22NY via RQ7L
 4K6FO via DC9RI HR5/F2JD via F6AJA RT22NY via RQ7L
 4K880NZM via 4K4K HS0ZNR via VK2BY RU60ANT via RZ3EC
 4U9A via 9A2AA II0LXXV via IQ0RM RX22NY via RQ7L
 5T5PA via PA5X II1DCC via IK1RAE RY22NY via RQ7L
 5W1SA via JA1DXA IO9MMI via IT9MRM S5130Z via S51Z
 5Z4VJ via M0URX IQ3DQ/P via IK3HHV & (L) S5730MGP via S57MGP
 6Y6Y via W8YCM IR5MMI via IK5AEQ S79KW via N4GNR (d/L)
 8Q7RI via HB9FHV IR9MMI via IT9YBL SC0T via SA0BVX
 8Q7TR via OE1TRI JD1BMH via JG7PSJ TA4/DD1WT via DD1WT
 9A0DIG via 9A3SM L21RCA via LU4AA TF3YOTA via TF3MH
 A65IM via ZS5IJI LC1R via LB5SH TK60CNES via F1UJT
 CS22HNY via CT7AOV LZ1340B via LZ3SM TM57MC via F-11734
 CW100A via CX2ABC LZ70HSC via LZ2JE TM60CNES via F1UJT
 D44PM via IZ4DPV & (L) LZ95MA via LZ1ZF TO60CNES via F1UJT
 DF0AJW via DL1FLO NP4A via W3HNK TR8CA via F6CBC
 DL/HB9HGQ/P via HB9HGQ OE120BRC via OE3BKC TX60CNES via F1UJT
 DP0POL/MM via DL5EBE OF60RR via OH8DR TZ4AM via W0SA
 DP44WCA via DF6EX OF9X via OH2BH UE60ANT via UE3DMA
 DP70HSC via DK9HE (B) OG4A via OH2BAI V4/WB0AA via WB0AA
 DQ50N33GE via DJ2YSR (B/L) OG60IPA via OH4MDY V51WH via DK2WH
 DR60ANT via DL2VFR OL5GMA/P via OK3EQ VO1/FP5AC via FP5AC (d)
 EA5RKB/EA8 via EA5RKB OM77PA via OM4MM VP8ADR via M0OXO (O)
 EA8/DF9AE via DF9AE OP2A via ON5CD & (L) VP8VK via GM3ITN
 EA8/DM3HZN via DM3HZN OT4V/P via ON4VT (O/L) VP9IN via EC6DX
 EA9KB via EA7FTR OX/SE3A via SM3UQK YB0AR via EB7DX (d/L)
 EM30HUARL via UX7UU PA50DQB via PE1KFC Z38/DF8AN via DF8AN
 EM30SUARL via UX7UU PA5150EVH via PF1SCT ZA/IW2JOP via IW2HAJ (L/e)
 EN10RKP via UV3RT PH22HNY via PA3EFR ZS4JAN via EA5GL (d/L)
 EN95WLKK via UR5WQ PI4COM via PA1AW & (L) ZT1T via ZS1AFS (d/L)
 ER/UW7LL via UW7LL PJ2/WI9WI via WI9WI
 EX0DX via HB9DUR PJ2MAN via EC5AHA (d)

 (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau
 (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed
 (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau (n) no printed QSLs
 (P) Please send no QSL
 (Q) See QRZ.com
 (**) QSL automatically via Bureau - do not send QSLs

 9N1DX QSL STATUS. Charles, M0OXO, reports (https://www.m0oxo.com/):
 Finally some good news! -- Over the past few days I have manually
 entered over 1100 new QSOs into the 9N1DX Logbook at M0OXO OQRS, (link
 below). The Log contains the 6m QSOs made before she went QRT. This
 upload now completes her full logbook which I have been trying to
 obtain for the last 6 months.
 I do not have any documentation from 9N1DX, nor do I have her written
 permission which would allow ARRL to supply me with an LOTW certificate.
 As, if, or when this situation changes, of course I will inform you but
 for the time being there is no LOTW available. QSL Cards are available
 on the link below.
 Anyone who still has a Missing QSO inquiry after searching the new
 log should make a new report on M0OXO OQRS by hitting the on-line 'Not
 In Log' Form (find it below the Log Search box).
 Happy New Year!
 https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php?dxcallsign=9n1dx

 NEW QSL ROUTE. Pedro, EA5GL, announces that he has the logs for JW2T,
 Svarbard Island, March 27-28th, 2021, activity during the CQ WPX SSB DX
 Contest, operated by JW/LB5SH. If you want the QSL you can request it
 from EA5GL (direct or by the Bureau).

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5B4AMX, 5Z4VJ, BG8PM, CE4PS, DU1JM, F6BEE,
 HB9CVQ, HC2GRC, HL5IVL, IR6T, JR6EZE (AS-077), JR8VSE, LX1TI, M6O,
 PS5F, S01WS, T77C, TI5VMJ, TK/S53WW, V51JP, V51YJ, VE2CSI, VE3EY,
 VE9GLF, VR2XRW and YC9BIH

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3DA0WW, 3G1B, 4O3A, 5T5PA, 8P5A, 9G5FI, 9N1DX,
 DT8A, EA6BH, EK4JJ, EM60KTS, GW0A, IB0X, LG5LG, LZ9W, S9OK, TM2N (EU-064),
 VK9LM, W8MV/KH4, Z68XX and ZS7ANF

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!!
 --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
 send in their info....

RO75, ASIATIC RUSSIA (SPecial Event). Eugene, RA0FF, will activate the
special event station R075F from Sakhalin Island (AS-018, RDA SL-11, RRA
RR-13-12) between January 1st and February 28th, to celebrate the 75th
anniversary of the oblast Sakhalin Region. Activity will be on various
HF bands using CW and the Digital modes. Special diploma is available
(see QRZ.com for details). QSL via RN3RQ, LoTW or ClubLog.

RUSSIAN NEW YEAR 2022 MARATHON (Reminder/Special Event). On the eve of the
New Year 2022, the Russian Union of Radio Amateurs, the Miller-DX-Club (an
international long-distance radio club), together with the HAMLOG.ONLINE
portal, are holding an international radio marathon "Russia New Year -
2022" for the sixth year in a row. The marathon will run between 0000 UTC,
December 25th, 2021, and 2100 UTC, January 14th, 2022. The following
special callsigns will be active on all amateur bands and all modes:
RG22NY, RJ22NY, RK22NY, RL22NY, RM22NY, RO22NY, RQ22NY, RT22NY, RW22NY,
RX22NY, RY22NY, R22HNY and R2022NY, as well as DX-C members from all
federal districts of Russia. The callsigns RA22NY and R2022NY will re-
present Miller-DX-Club (MDXC) headquarters and are HQ stations. The QSL
Manager for all special callsigns is RQ7L. Several different special
awards, plaques and prizes are available . For more details, see:
 https://mdxc.ru

TX5, AUSTRAL ISLANDS (Press Release #1, dated January 1st). For Immediate
Release -- [edited] Raivavae Island DX-pedition (OC-114) -- A team of seven
experienced DX-pedition / contest operators will activate Raivavae (Austral
Islands) OC-114, French Polynesia as TX5N from April 16th to April 28th,
2022. Team members are: Rob/N7QT, Walt/N6XG, Heye/DJ9RR, Gene/K5GS,
Steve/W1SRD, Melanie/N7BX and Doris/K0BEE.
 Current plans call for Elecraft K3 / amplifier equipped stations. Beach
mounted verticals and one hexbeam round out the antenna plan. They will
operate 10 - 160m, CW, SSB and Digital. The QSL manager will be Tim M0URX.
 The team will meet in Papeete, Tahiti, on April 12th and fly to Raivavae
on April 15th. As with all international travel, Covid restrictions may
require us to reschedule or cancel.
 This self-funded project welcomes your donations through the website.
Donations will be used to off-set the equipment shipping expenses.
 Website: https://tx5n.net
 Please direct questions to: support@tx5n.net

 73, Team TX5N
 Happy New Year
 GS K5GS

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS. Operators John/AF3K and Ross/W2TT, who canceled
their operation last year due to Covid, will be active as VP5/AF3K and
VP5/W2TT, respectively, from Providenciales Island (NA-002) between March
23-31st. Activity will include an entry in CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
26-27th) signing as VP5P. QSL via N2OO or ClubLog's OQRS. All logs will
be uploaded to LoTW, eQSL and ClubLog.

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. John, K4BAI, will once again be active as
VP5/K4BAI from Providenciales Island (NA-002) during May (specific dates
not provided). He will be there for the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 28-29th)
signing as VP5M. QSL VP5M via K4QPL or LoTW. QSL VP5/K4BAI via K4BAI.